BRAINWAVE — 9 letter word
brainwave
The word brainwave has 9 letters: B, R, A, I, N, W, A, V, E. It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "the clear and often sudden understanding of a complex situation".
9 letter word "brainwave": B R A I N W A V E — noun
Scrabble score: 17 Words With Friends score: 20
Letter analysis of brainwave
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| W | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
4 vowels, 5 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of brainwave
noun
- the clear and often sudden understanding of a complex situation "Lying in the bath, I had a brainwave on how displacement works." Synonyms: insight
- (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph Synonyms: brain wave, cortical potential
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